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In
response
to:
Happy
Social
Media
Day:
IBM's
social
business
transformation
journey
Sam,
thanks
for
your
time
and
thoughtful
response.
I'm
aware
that
folks
in
the
Lotus
community
are
grappling
with
the
future
direction
of
Lotus
and
their
role
in
that
space.
I
look
to
Ed
Brill,
our
IBM
resident
expert
in
this
area,
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Pulse
Twitter
Crash
Course:
A
Lesson
in
Time
and
Space
Travel
Jen,
great
post.
You
always
make
me
laugh.
:)
Yes,
there
is
a
way
to
tweet
from
Facebook.
Take
a
look
at
Facebook
applications
and
search
on
Twitter.
Also,
for
those
folks
who'd
like
some
specific
tips
on
using
Twitter
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
zEnterprise
Is
Here!
This
has
to
be
the
most
humorous
blog
entry
I've
read
on
the
IBM
zEnterprise
announcement
for
System
z
today.
Lol,
I
love
this
post.
The
Jeff
Foxworthy
theme
is
great.
You
should
include
a
few
more
links:
Live
video
stream
of
the
announce:
http://bit.ly/nCT4C
Connect
with
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
FMMUG
Highlights
from
April
27,
2010
Mary,
I
love
this
concept
of
live
reporting
at
the
IBM
Maximo
user
group
meetings!
Great
idea.
Now,
we
just
need
to
get
them
to
do
pictures
and
videos.
:)
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
So
how
do
you
measure
Social
Networking
ROI,
for
product
support?
These
are
interesting
questions,
Larry.
Another
question
often
coming
up
is
how
might
digital
social
networking
impact
the
relationship
between
"authorized"
or
"non-authorized"
support?
I
believe
current
IBM
philosophy
is
that
authorized
support
is
done
via
PMR
processes
and
forums,
blogs,
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Walking
the
walk:
conserving
energy
&
reducing
CO2
emissions
at
IBM
Karl,
when
I
first
came
to
IBM
years
back,
I
was
immediately
impressed
by
the
"greening"
of
their
facilities.
Recycled
water/paper/notepads,
recycling
bins
everywhere,
electricity
management,
etc.
Made
me
feel
great
to
work
for
a
company
who
already
had
many
of
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Keep
green
in
mind,
part
1:
Virtualization
Karl,
excellent
data
points.
I
can't
wait
to
hear
customers,
Business
Partners,
and
analysts
talk
about
greening
the
data
center
at
Pulse.
I
found
those
discussions
the
most
fascinating
my
last
two
years
at
the
conference.
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Smarter
Cities
Brought
to
Life
at
Pulse
2010
This
is
one
of
my
favorite
topics
at
Pulse.
I'm
going
to
try
to
attend
every
possible
session
on
this
theme
as
possible.
:)
I
can't
wait
to
hear
how
we
start
to
bring
the
bigger
vision
of
smart
cities,
services
and
building
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Tivoli
Business
Partners:
Tell
us
your
story
&
nominate
yourself
for
an
award
Wow,
who
was
the
amateur
filming
that
video?
Ok,
you
can
throw
rocks
at
me.
I
fess
up.
It
was
me.
These
were
my
beginning
days.
Since
then,
I
bought
a
tripod.
It
helps.
:)
I'm
still
... [ + Read more ]

BlogWow,
what
a
fantastic
whirlwind
experience
at
the
Pulse
conference
in
Orlando
last
week.
Expect
many
blogs
to
come
on
this
topic
alone.
:)
If
you
were
at
the
conference,
you
know
of
all
the
great
and
exciting
activities
and
announcements.
If
not,
check
out
our
Pulse
blog
for
a
... [ + Read more ]

Last
month
was
the
fifth
IBM
Pulse
Conference
I
attended.
From
year
to
year,
the
messaging
has
been
pretty
consistent
with
a
strong
focus
on
integrated
service
management,
smarter
physical
infrastructures,
security,
and
cloud
computing.
What
surprised
me
the
most
this
year
was
the
huge
focus
on
Mobility.
IBM
executives
... [ + Read more ]

I
had
many
favorite
social
media
moments
at
IBM
in
2011.
Here
is
a
quick
list
of
my
favorites;
10.
Upgrading
to
IBM
Connections
3.09.
IBM
Rational
team's
video
on
"What
actually
happens
during
conference
calls"8.
Collaborating
on
new
social
analytics
technologies
with
our
Business
Analytics
team7.
All
the
great
... [ + Read more ]

Today,
I
want
to
give
a
big
shout
out
to
Kathy
Mandelstein
and
her
team
for
earning
a
social
media
marketing
best
practice
in
Mashable's
article,
"7
Twitter
marketing
campaigns
you
can
learn
from,"
in
the
area
of
"Aggregate
and
organize
event
conversation."
Kathy's
team
organized
and
executed
a
very
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Looking
back
.
.
.
and
moving
forward
Thanks
for
posting,
Chris.
These
are
some
great
videos
on
the
history
of
IBM
Software
and
its
culture
of
innovation.
Perfect
timing
with
IBM's
100th
birthday
next
week!
... [ + Read more ]

Here
is
some
code
for
some
of
the
cool
things
you
can
embed
when
discussing
the
IBM
Pulse
conference.
Pulse
widget
IBM
Software
channel
on
Livestream
(IBM
Pulse
will
broadcast
live)
ibmsoftware
on
livestream.com.
Broadcast
Live
Free
Pulse
2011
video
playlist
(where
we
will
store
roving
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Information
On
Demand
Day
2
Wrap:
Notes
from
the
keynote
Great
summary
of
the
Information
on
Demand
conference,
Delaney.
I
enjoyed
following
all
the
excitement
on
Livestream
and
Twitter
too!
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Celebrate
the
Sweet
Sixteen
Down
Under
28-29
July
Yeah!!!
It's
a
video
with
IBM
VP
Doug
Brown.
Totally
cool
guy.
Am
I
biased?
Yes,
but
he
was
a
big
change
agent
around
social
media
in
Tivoli.
So
ya
gotta
love
that.
:)
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
Exploring
the
Changing
Role
of
the
CIO
at
CIOsynergy
Kathleen,
how
did
you
become
privy
to
this
top
secret
information?
;)
Will
Al's
talk
be
recorded
and
made
available
later?
... [ + Read more ]

In
response
to:
A
couple
of
news
stories
from
Lotusphere
2010
I
was
tracking
the
Lotus
Connections
news
on
Twitter
during
Lotusphere
2010.
Can't
wait
to
learn
more
about
what's
coming
up....because,
of
course,
I'm
hoping
it
because
available
on
this
very
platform
on
ibm.com.
:)
... [ + Read more ]

Today,
I
read
a
humorous
post
titled,
"Ten
things
you
need
to
stop
tweeting
about."
It's
that
time
of
year,
and
everyone
is
making
top
ten
lists.
However,
I've
read
similar
lists
on
this
very
topic
all
year.
While
I
always
enjoy
a
good
laugh,
it
concerns
me
that
folks
... [ + Read more ]

Each
year,
one
of
the
highlights
of
my
year
is
attending
the
Pulse
conference.
We
all
have
our
own
reasons
for
doing
so--whether
networking
with
clients
or
other
IT/business
professionals,
learning
about
new
service
and
systems
management
trends
or
getting
training
on
technologies
and
best
practices.
And
we
all
also
... [ + Read more ]

Today
was
a
very
special
historic
event
for
the
United
States
and
the
world
as
we
swore
in
Barack
Obama
as
our
new
president.
The
excitement
not
only
filled
Washington
DC,
but
rocked
the
social
media
universe
as
well.
What
social
media
strategist
wouldn’t
be
caught
up
in
the
excitement
... [ + Read more ]

I'm
back
from
vacation,
but
my
stories
of
Shamu
and
Spiderman
will
have
to
wait.
We
are
migrating
the
ibm.com
community
beta
environment
to
a
new
server,
and
so
community
will
be
down
tonight
and
most
of
tomorrow.
When
we
come
back
online,
we'll
have
some
cool
new
community
features
... [ + Read more ]

I'm
packing
for
our
annual
family
vacation
to
California,
before
the
kids
return
to
school
in
August.
I'll
be
leaving
most
of
my
online
life
behind
for
a
week,
but
when
I
return,
I
have
much
to
share.
I
spent
the
first
half
of
this
week
collaborating
with
Tivoli
marketing
... [ + Read more ]

At
the
Pulse
2008
conference
keynote
session,
we
in
the
audience
gave
a
knowing
laugh
when
the
demo
team
poked
fun
at
the
complexity
of
IBM
products,
naming
and
love
for
acronyms
(e.g.,
TIDE,
TIP,
TSM,
ITM,
TDM,
TDI,
ISM).
Did
you
know
that
we
even
have
a
"What
is?"
... [ + Read more ]

Here
are
step-by-step
instructions
for
getting
into
our
new
social
networking
system,
optimizing
your
profile,
and
providing
feedback
on
how
to
improve
the
Pulse
conference
for
next
year:1.
Use
FireFox
for
best
results.2.
If
you
do
not
have
an
ibm.com
ID,
you
need
to
register
for
one
here:
https://www.ibm.com/account/profile/us?page=reg
If
you're
... [ + Read more ]

At
the
end
of
2012,
I
announced
that
I
had
accepted
a
new
role
at
IBM
as
the
social
strategist
for
an
exciting
new
family
line
of
IBM
Expert
Integrated
Systems
called
IBM
PureSystems.
Prior
to
taking
on
this
position,
I
wrote
an
earlier
blog,
calling
these
systems
a
magic
... [ + Read more ]

This
past
Friday,
on
February
1,
2013,
I
underwent
LASIK
eye
surgery
on
both
of
my
eyes
to
correct
the
near-sighted
vision
I've
lived
with
for
twenty
years
now.
I
have
to
admit.
I
was
nervous.
But
family
and
friends
inspired
me
with
their
stories
of
encouragement
and
success.
They
... [ + Read more ]

This
week,
IBM
kicks
off
the
IBM
Information
on
Demand
Conference
in
Las
Vegas
from
October
21-25,
2012.
Last
night,
it
was
exciting
to
walk
around
the
opening
of
the
conference
Solution
Center,
the
largest
expo
of
all
IBM
conferences,
and
see
all
of
the
amazing
solutions
and
IBM
Business
... [ + Read more ]

See
my
IBM
Software
blog
entry
on
how
you
can
learn
all
about
the
great
stuff
happening
at
the
IBM
InterConnect
Conference
2012.
You
can
watch
live
broadcasts
from
the
conference
floor
on
the
IBM
Software
Livestream
channel.
See
the
IBM
InterConnect
2012
Livestream
folder
to
find
replays.
Watch
live
streaming